Atlas Obscura
Skulls of Saint Nicolai Church in Vejle, Denmark
On the exterior wall of Saint Nicolai Church in Vejle , Denmark , 23 human skulls are embedded in round, recessed niches. Set several feet above the ground, they’re hidden in plain sight and easy to miss from the street unless you know to look. Sunken into the church’s brickwork and darkened with age, the skulls lend the building a quietly eerie atmosphere. There are a few different stories abo…
remarkably preserved bog body, over 2,500 years old